A basis for self-reconfiguring robots using crystal modules

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 2194-2202

  Rus, D ^a   Vona, M ^a  

^a Dartmouth Department of Computer Science_Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTROMAGNETS; MOTION PLANNING;

AUTOMATED SHAPE METAMORPHOSIS; CRYSTAL MODULE; CRYSTALLINE ROBOT; DISTRIBUTED ROBOT SYSTEM; DOG-SHAPED OBJECT TRANSFORM; SELF-RECONFIGURING ROBOT;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 0034447483     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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